When Sony announced its new tiered PlayStation Plus software back in March, it promised that the most expensive Premium tier would include “up to” 740 games from all five PlayStation consoles (and PlayStation Portable). As recently as last month, the company had just revealed a little over 100 games that will be included in the first-tier subscription plan.
With the new PlayStation Plus launched today in the US, we can now see the full catalog of titles Sony has available to subscribers for download and/or streaming. That launch list goes well beyond Sony’s promises, including nearly 400 PS4/PS5 games (available in the “Extra” category or higher) and more than 460 games from previous console generations (available in the “Premium” category).
In terms of last-generation games, PlayStation Plus includes 34 games that also offer an “improved” PS5 version, along with a few PS5 exclusives like back And demon souls. That list also includes 27 Ubisoft Plus Classics games from the major third-party publisher.
Meanwhile, in the premium tier’s “Classics Catalog,” there are hundreds of PS3 games that are only available via live streaming (which work in 720p in a quick test by Ars’ Sam Machkovech). Many games originally available for other consoles will also be available to stream via PS4, PS5 or PC at this level, as well as direct download on consoles.
PS1 games available on PlayStation Plus seem to run at the native 60Hz NTSC rate; It is not the slower 50 Hz versions of PAL provided in some other regions
Premium tier subscribers also get access to two-hour gaming experiences for select PS4 and PS5 games. Trial availability is very limited at the moment, although it only extends to 12 games, including Cyberpunk 2077 movie And Wonders of Tiny Tina.
Players who aren’t interested in accessing downloadable/streaming games can still sign up for the limited basic tier, which is almost the same as the previous PlayStation Plus offering. This $59.99 annual membership provides access to cloud saves, online multiplayer, and download of two specially selected games from the PS4/PS5 library.
All new PlayStation Plus levels also include access to the PlayStation Plus collection, with access to 19 PS4 classics that can only be played on PS5 consoles.
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